When
we come across a homeless person outside, it’s far too easy to look past them
and completely dismiss them. This sad reality is particularly true for those of
us who live in bigger cities. Many of us assume the worst about them even
though we really don’t know a single thing about them. But some people are
simply dealt a bad hand in life and if you give them a chance, they’ll show you
that they have a beautiful heart that’s full of love, and they really do have a
lot to offer to this world. You can never judge a book by its cover. One
glowing example of this comes from São Paulo, Brazil.

His
name is Raimundo Arruda Sobrinho and for 35 years, this 77-year-old homeless
man spent his days doing his passion: writing poetry and short stories.

But
Raimundo’s work remained completely invisible to the world until one day in
2011, he befriended a woman named Shalla. Shalla had noticed Raimundo always
outside of his make-shift shelter, writing away on scraps of paper. So she took
the time to speak with him.

The
video below is a critically acclaimed documentary called “The Conditioned” and
it tells the incredible story of Ramundo’s life and how it changed after giving
Shalla one of his poems. Shalla was so touched by Ramundo’s poetry that she
started a Facebook page to share his work with the world. What happened next is
nothing short of a miracle.

Watch
Raimundo’s beautiful story below and let us know what you think.